Spalding placer, Willow Creek Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spalding placer | Placer |
| Willow Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 31' 47'' North , 117° 49' 25'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Imlay | 171 (2011) | 31.2km |
| Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 37.0km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 49.8km |
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 54.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Spaulding Canyon
Sec 28-29 T31N R37E
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Development: Listed As an active open pit gold mine with mill and gravity concentration process, employing a total of 6 persons in 1983. Worked during early 1980's by small-scale hand methods, in 1940 by bulldozers and carryalls; along a two mile length. Active in 1984, employing 4 persons in open pit single bench operation. Both spaulding canyon mine (6 employees) and nevada midas mine (10 employees) were listed As active in 1983, both run at that time by nevada midas mining corp., both apparently in spaulding canyon. In 1982, both the nev-tex mine no. 1 (16 employees) and the rare earth products, inc.'s spaulding canyon mine (6 employees) were operating in spaulding canyon. Recent large buildings mobile dredge, trailers, etc. And peaple present on the site in 1984.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
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| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047163 |
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Localities in this Region
- Nevada
- Pershing County
- Willow Creek Mining District
- Spalding placer
- Willow Creek Mining District
- Pershing County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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